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Ch 5 Civil Rights

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civil rights the rights of citizens to political and social freedom and equality.
equal protection of the laws Part of the Fourteenth Amendment emphasizing that the laws must provide equivalent "protection" to all people.
Thirteenth Amendment The constitutional amendment ratified after the Civil War that forbade slavery and involuntary servitude: abolished slavery in the United States.
Civil Rights Act of 1964 This act made racial, religious, and sex discrimination by employers illegal and gave the government the power to enforce all laws governing civil rights, including desegregation of schools and public places.
Suffrage the right to vote
Fifteenth Amendment 1870 constitutional amendment that guaranteed voting rights regardless of race or previous condition of servitude
poll tax A tax of a fixed amount per person and payable as a requirement for the right to vote
white primary the practice of keeping blacks from voting in the southern states' primaries through arbitrary use of registration requirements and intimidation
Voting Rights Act of 1965 a law designed to help end formal and informal barriers to African-American suffrage
Nineteenth Amendment The constitutional amendment adopted in 1920 that guarantees women the right to vote.
Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 A law passed in 1990 that requires employers and public facilities to make "reasonable accommodations" for people with disabilities and prohibits discrimination against these individuals in employment.
Affirmative Action A policy designed to give special attention to or compensatory treatment for members of some previously disadvantaged group.
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